Title :
Field methods in research on technology management
Author :
Thompson, Charles W N
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Available concepts, terms, and frameworks provide an inadequate set of symbols for describing the choice of designs used in field research in technological organizations. Dimensional analysis of a sample of research reports demonstrates the usefulness of measuring selected characteristics and also provides some insight into the pattern of journal reports
Keywords :
management; concepts; designs choice; dimensional analysis; field research; frameworks; journal reports; research reports; selected characteristics measurement; symbols; technological organizations; technology management; terms; Design methodology; Industrial engineering; Laboratories; Particle measurements; Pattern analysis; Proposals; Random processes; Technology management; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.951705
